The M.C.E. requires 30 credit-hours of graduate courses in civil engineering and other subjects relevant to the student's area of specialization. The program does not require a thesis or final examination.

M.C.E. students may take any graduate courses offered by the Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, including courses in construction management (course prefixes CE, ARCE and CMGT). Students may also take up to three course in the Engineering Management or Project Management program (course prefixes EMGT and PMGT).

Course

Credit Hr

KU Code

Dynamics and Vibrations

CE 704 - Dynamics and Vibrations (3 credits)

Problems in engineering dynamics and vibrations. Topics include applications of generalized forces and coordinates, Lagrange equations, and a study of the performance of single and multiple degree of freedom vibrational systems. (Same as AE 704.)

3

CE 704

Structural Mechanics

CE 710 - Structural Mechanics (3 credits)

Basic concepts in the analysis of stress and strain and the behavior of materials. Topics include elementary theory and problems in elasticity, theories of failure of materials including fracture mechanics and introduction to plasticity.

3

CE 710

Matrix Analysis of Framed Structures

CE 761 - Matrix Analysis of Framed Structures (3 credits)

Analysis of 2-D and 3-D frame and truss structures by the direct stiffness method. Computer techniques required to implement the analysis procedure.

3

CE 761

Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures

CE 763 - Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures (3 credits)

The theory and design of prestressed concrete structures based on service load and strength criteria. Prerequisite:CE 563.

Provide an introduction to behavior, analysis and design of timber components and systems. Prerequisite:CE 461 or equivalent.

3

CE 768

Design of Masonry Structures

CE 769 - Design of Masonry Structures (3 credits)

An introduction to behavior, analysis and design of timber components and systems. Prerequisite: CE 461.

3

CE 769

Finite Element Methods for Solid Mechanics

CE 861 - Finite Element Methods for Solid Mechanics (3 credits)

Stress analysis of 2-D and 3-D solids, plates, and shells by the finite element method. Element formulations and behavior with emphasis on the isoparametric concept. Computer modeling and interpretation of results. Introduction to material and geometric nonlinear analysis of solids. Prerequisite:CE 761 or equivalent.